Painting on the Farm. Preparation of Surfaces
To prepare the surfaces for painting is more important that is generally supposed. Generally, the surface should be smooth and clean. This latter word is…
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Farming & the land, 1940
195 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 10
Dairying for Choicest Cream Some „Don'ts" for Dairy Farmers
The following advice was given to a gathering of dairy farmers by the manager of a North Coast factory some years ago, and it is still sound—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ARMY'S 4,800,000 Bottles of Beer Hop Pickers With Gas Masks Harvest Record Crop London (By Air Mail)
Behind the announcement that 4,800,000 bottles of British beer have been sent to France for the British Forces by the Navy,'' Army and Air…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cattle Breeding and Management
The chief aim of cattle breeding, said the Assistant Herdmaster of the Department of Agriculture in a ,recent address to farmers, was to improve the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Transport Problems. for Show Cattle
The United Stud Beef Cattle Breeders' Association of Australia has stated that its Council was fully in accord with the idea of convening a conference…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Dairy Produce Board. Election of Representatives
The period for which the representatives at present on the Australian Dairy Produce Board were elected will expire on the 30th April, 1940. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junior Farmers at Dapto Show
Mr. T. J. Kelly, manager of the South Coast and Tablelands District Exhibit for the 1940 Royal Show, has made special late donations for the new Junior…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junior Farmers. Adult Support
In reviewing the work of the junior Farmers Clubs during 1939, Mr. G. M. Balcklock, district supervisor, states that he is of the opinion that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Milking Cows Demand Minerals. Heavy Drain on Dairying Pastures
Discussing in a recent address to farmers the importance of maintaining the mineral content of dairying lands, Mr. P. Waller, Superintendent of Berry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junior Farmer State Championship. Grasses and Clovers
George Cullen, of the Gerringong Club, gained second place in the 1939 Junior Farmer's State Championship for the sowing of grasses and clovers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junior Farmers. Tablelands Visitors for Coast
On Monday next, January 15th, a party of junior farmers from the Tablelands will leave Goulburn in a special coach for a tour of the South Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →History and Progress. of Junior Farmers' Movement
The Junior Farmers' Movement as it is known, is 11 years old, for it came into being in October 1928. Prior to this there was no organised attempt to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Instructor's Report
Mr. A. T. R. Brown, Senior Dairy Instructor, in charge of the Dairy Branch district, Illawarra and Southern Tablelands, with headquarters at Goulburn,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Leadership Camp. for Girl Junior Farmers
During the week of January 4th to 11th, the first Leadership Camp for Girl Junior Farmers ever to be held in New South Wales was conducted at "Illyrie."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Sales
THE sale to the United Kingdom Government of 56,000,000 bushels of wheat and 150,000 tons of Hour at a price which is regarded as very satisfactory brings the disposal of the second Commonwealth wheat pool to 80,500,000 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dapto Show Good Attendances Large Cattle Entries
Although the weather for both days of the Dapto Show was overcast, no rain fell, and the conditions from the spectators' point of view were excellent. The attendance on both days was excellent, a record being established for the first day. It was the 83rd…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →JERSEYS. Clive Brown Won all the prizes in this section. Junior Cattle Section
Clive Brown won all the prizes in this section…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Leadership Camp. for Girl Junior Farmers
During the week of January 4th to 11th, the first Leadership, Camp for Girl Junior Farmers ever to be held in New South Wales was conducted at "Illyria"…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Visiting Junior Farmers
A party of some twenty boys and girls, junior farmers from Tablelands Clubs, visited this district last week. With Mr. Holloway and Mrs. Pearson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junior Farmers' Clubs. Scope and Activities
Some idea of the scope and activities of the rapidly-growing Junior Farmers' Club Movement may be gained from the following article from the…
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